Date 17 September 2024
Venue Belfast Harbour
Harbour Office, Corporation Square,
Belfast BT1 3AL, United Kingdom
Cost No charge for registered participants
Summary
The Belfast Harbour is hosting a one-day workshop on behalf of The European Space Agency (ESA) and the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA). The event will examine needs and priorities of the port sector around the themes of decarbonisation and sustainability and explore possible roles for current and emerging space data and services in supporting the green transition of port ecosystems.
Workshop Overview
The workshop will examine industry requirements for decarbonisation in known priority areas including onshore power, green shipping corridors and uptake of renewable energy solutions.
Efficiency gains achievable through digitalisation of port operations will be examined including monitoring the impact of decarbonisation on port air quality, greenhouse gas emissions and water quality.
Emerging solutions enabled by space data and services will be presented and their potential for commercial exploitation by the port industry will be explored.
Event Programme
08.30 – 09.45 Registration and Refreshments
09.45 – 10.15 Welcome and Introductions
- Belfast Harbour - Kyle Flanigan, Infrastructure & Capacity Planning Lead
- Belfast City Council - Debbie Caldwell, Climate Commissioner
- UK Space Agency - Chris White-Horne, Deputy CEO for Programme Delivery
- European Space Agency - Géraldine Naja, Director of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness
10.15 – 11.45 Port Ecosystems, Current Status and Future Directions
Session Chair - Kyle Flanigan, Belfast Harbour
- Port Industry Challenges - Mark Simmonds, Director of Policy & External Affairs, British Ports Association
- Green Shipping Corridors - Mark Wray, Ecosystem Director of Maritime and Ports, Connected Places Catapult
- Onshore Power - Marlene Mitchell, Commercial Manager, Port of Aberdeen
- Environmental Sustainability - Alan Wells, Founder, Redshift Associates
11.45 – 11.55 Break
11.55 – 13.10 Delivery Pathways and Funding Opportunities
Session Chair - Rickbir Bahia, UK Space Agency
- Port Decarbonisation Innovation Network - James Lovett, Innovation Lead, Future Maritime Technologies, Innovate UK
- European Space Agency - Rita Rinaldo, Head of Applications, Projects and Studies Division
- UKSA Space Applications for Port and Maritime - Chris Hall, Space Applications Delivery Lead, UK Space Agency
- Northern Ireland Perspectives - Robert Hill, Director of the Northern Ireland Space Office and NI Space Cluster Manager
13.10 – 14.00 Lunch, Network and Platform Demonstrations
- CACHE Net-Zero Platform - Geospatial Insight
- Digital Port Platform - Sinay
- Darwin Shuttle - Darwin Group
- SeaNext - Seafar
14.00 – 14.55 Panel 1. Emerging Technologies - Industry Use Cases
Session Chair - Alan Wells, Redshift Associates
- Port IT Services 5G Connectivity - Laura O'Neil, Digital Transformation Manager, Belfast Harbour
- Autonomous road vehicles in ports – Paul Rizos, Business Analyst, Darwin Innovation Group
- Marine Sustainability - Quillon Harpham, Technical Director, Floods and Water Management, HR Wallingford
- Marine and Maritime AIS Data Fusion Analytics, KX Systems NI - Robert Hill, Director of the Northern Ireland Space Office and NI Space Cluster Manager
15.00 – 16.00 Panel 2. Current and Emerging Solutions
Session Chair - Roberta Mugellesi Dow, European Space Agency
- CACHE Net Zero port services - David Fox, Geospatial Insight
- Digital port platform - Thierry Ducellier, Sinay
- APACE Net Zero - Steve Godman, BP International
- Remote monitoring and control of semi-autonomous vessels – Ghazaleh Kia, Seafar NV
16.00 - 16.15 Summary and Wrap Up Session
European Space Agency, UK Space Agency, Redshift Associates
Who should attend?
This exciting event will interest port operators, users, and stakeholders with ambitions towards decarbonisation and Net Zero port operations; service providers offering relevant transferable technologies from the space and other sectors, and representatives from the SME sector looking for markets for their early stage (TRL 4-6 use cases) capabilities.
- Optimisation and energy efficiency technologies applied to the port sector.
- Vessel efficiency focused on data, software or autonomy.
- Autonomous vessels and port vehicles including subsystems such as control systems and sensors.
- New measures driving port decarbonisation including sensors and robotic systems.
- Port operations optimisation and digitisation.
- Digital tools such as for port emissions monitoring.
- Opportunities to introduce new technologies into the maritime sector.
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